Saturday, July 2, 2016

Great Northen War, A Horse drawn sleigh

I have now completed a piece that will be most useful for big skirmish scenarios. The typical wagon train scenario is one of the most common wargaming scenarios out there, and quite fun too. So when putting together snowy terrain, for a frosty winter campaign, one definitly need some transports that can be raided( or defended) during a game. Now ordinary wagons used during the winter tend to bog down. Thus I do need horse sleighs. Now they are not easy to come by. I am not aware of any manufacturer out there that makes 28mm horse drawn sleighs. So if things are hard to find then one have to build things from scratch.

Using wooden spatulas and balsa wood I created a basic Scandinavian style horse drawn sleigh. The piece was put together using PVA glue. The basic model was then mounted on a piece of MDF.

The driver was created with left over pieces from 28mm hard plastic kits and Green Stuff.

Finally with a bit of paint, winter tufts and snow flock the piece was completed. I might have to create a pieces that will serve as a load(sacks and cradles)

14 comments:

Nice kitbashing for the driver, I think I might steal the idea with a fur/plaid over the legs to avoid moddeling the legs. What is the head and upper body? It looks like an plastic American Revolutionary militia mini to me.

Hello Border Prince, thanks for your nice comment! :) I think you are on the right track when it comes to the driver. I used pieces from Wargames Factory/Warlord plastic miniatures. The torso is from American Revolution kit. The head is from a WSS cavalry kit. The plaid over the leg is more or less a must in the cold North. Then it is of course an extra plus that this solve some modeling issues ;)

Glad you liked it Maximex,They are indeed useful and they were used for quite some time. Still used during the 20th and 21th century. My grandfather used them to haul timber. Today the sleighs are used to haul tourists.